International Amateur Athletic Federation
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The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IAAF | 18 |
| International Association of Athletics Federations | 18 |
| International Amateur Athletic Federation canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3379578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Amateur Athletic Federation Context triple: [Olympic Games Marathon, standardDistanceAdoptedBy, International Amateur Athletic Federation]
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A.
Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
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B.
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is a long-standing U.S. nonprofit organization that promotes and organizes amateur sports competitions and youth athletic development nationwide.
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C.
Olympic International Federation
An Olympic International Federation is a global governing body that oversees a specific sport on the Olympic program, setting its rules, organizing major competitions, and working with the International Olympic Committee.
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D.
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations is an umbrella organization that represents and coordinates the international sports federations whose disciplines are included in the Summer Olympic Games.
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E.
International Sports Federations
International Sports Federations are global governing bodies that oversee specific sports worldwide, setting rules, organizing major competitions, and coordinating with the International Olympic Committee for their sports’ inclusion in the Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Amateur Athletic Federation Target entity description: The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
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A.
Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
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B.
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is a long-standing U.S. nonprofit organization that promotes and organizes amateur sports competitions and youth athletic development nationwide.
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C.
Olympic International Federation
An Olympic International Federation is a global governing body that oversees a specific sport on the Olympic program, setting its rules, organizing major competitions, and working with the International Olympic Committee.
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D.
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations is an umbrella organization that represents and coordinates the international sports federations whose disciplines are included in the Summer Olympic Games.
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E.
International Sports Federations
International Sports Federations are global governing bodies that oversee specific sports worldwide, setting rules, organizing major competitions, and coordinating with the International Olympic Committee for their sports’ inclusion in the Olympic Games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
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international sports federation ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ |
| continentServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| field |
athletics administration
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sport governance ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | International Amateur Athletic Federation self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| foundedBy | national athletics federations ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Monaco ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | international athletics ⓘ |
| maintains |
database of world records in athletics
ⓘ
world rankings in athletics ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
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Global Association of International Sports Federations ⓘ |
| officialName | International Amateur Athletic Federation self-link ⓘ |
| organizes |
Diamond League (through its structure)
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World Championships in Athletics series ⓘ
surface form:
World Athletics Championships
World Athletics Cross Country Championships ⓘ
surface form:
World Cross Country Championships
World Athletics Road Running Championships ⓘ
surface form:
World Half Marathon Championships
World Athletics Indoor Championships ⓘ
surface form:
World Indoor Championships in Athletics
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| predecessor | International Amateur Athletic Federation self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| purpose |
to oversee and regulate the sport of athletics worldwide
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to promote athletics globally ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| regulates |
international athletics competitions
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rules of athletics ⓘ world records in athletics ⓘ |
| renamedAs | World Athletics ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sector | sports ⓘ |
| setsStandardFor |
anti-doping rules in athletics
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eligibility of athletes in international competitions ⓘ technical rules for athletics events ⓘ |
| shortName |
International Amateur Athletic Federation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IAAF
|
| sportGoverned |
athletics
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race walking ⓘ road running ⓘ track and field ⓘ |
| successor | World Athletics ⓘ |
| supervises |
continental athletics associations
ⓘ
national athletics federations ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | federation of national member federations ⓘ |
| website | https://worldathletics.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Amateur Athletic Federation Description of subject: The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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organizer
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
2017 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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organizer
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
IAAF
2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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organizer
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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organizer
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
IAAF
2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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governingBody
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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technicalRulesAuthority
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
2009 World Championships in Athletics
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governingBodyNameAtTime
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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athleticsGoverningBody
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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governingBody
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
2013 World Championships in Athletics
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governingBodyAtTime
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
IAAF
subject surface form:
David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter
Female Athlete of the Century (IAAF, 1999)
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presentedBy
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
IAAF
Female Athlete of the Century (IAAF, 1999)
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awardingBodyFormerName
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
International Amateur Athletic Federation
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officialName
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
self-link
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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shortName
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
IAAF
International Amateur Athletic Federation
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predecessor
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
World Athletics
International Amateur Athletic Federation
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formerlyKnownAs
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
World Athletics
World Athletics Championships events
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previousGoverningBodyName
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
1999 World Championships in Athletics
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governingBodyFormerName
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International Amateur Athletic Federation
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this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF
this entity surface form:
International Association of Athletics Federations
this entity surface form:
IAAF